McCANDLESS, Pa. - La Roche women's basketball hosts conference opponent Penn St. Behrend Saturday, February 8th at the Kerr. The Redhawks defeated the Lions on January 11th at their home venue 78-69. Senior forward Jenna Cole scored her 1,000th career point for La Roche in the contest. Tip-off for tomorrow's game is set for 4:00 p.m.

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La Roche (OVR: 14-5, AMCC: 14-1)

Last Time Out: The Redhawks improved to 3-0 in AMCC Game of the Weeks this season after taking D'Youville on the road last Saturday, 71-60. A season-high three Redhawks finished with double-doubles. Ayanna Mazyck scored a game-high 20 points and added 10 rebounds. Shaundrea Butler finished with 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Dasja Anderson went for 12 points and a game-high 12 boards. Jenna Cole provided 17 points (2nd most on team), seven rebounds and a block. The Redhawks out-scored the Spartans 25-13 in the second quarter while shooting an incredible 63% (10-16) from the field.

News and Notes

• With a 14-1 record in conference play, La Roche holds a two-game lead over Hilbert College (12-3) for first place in the league standings.
• The Redhawks have won 10 straight regular season conference games at home dating back to last season.
• La Roche has grabbed 105 boards over their last two games. The Redhawks have only eclipsed 50 rebounds three times this season.
• LRU has won by double-digits in each of their last six victories.
• Over their last six games, the Redhawks have averaged 17.2 assists.
• In conference play, Jenna Cole has averaged a team-best 15.5 points per game (6th in AMCC) and an exceptional 44.2% from beyond the arc (1st in AMCC).
• Ayanna Mazyk has knocked down 2.1 triples per game on average in AMCC action (5th in AMCC) while shooting 39.2% from three-point range (4th in AMCC).
• Dasja Anderson ranks fourth in the conference in total field goal percentage (52.7%); over her last six games, Anderson has shot 60% (36-60) from the floor.
• Shaundrea Butler ranks third in the conference in assists per game (4.7); Butler has dished out at least four assists in her last 11 games, averaging 5.7 assists per game during that span.
• Against the conference, LRU has averaged 75.0 points per game (2^nd in AMCC).
• The Redhawks offense has been efficient in AMCC action as well, shooting 45% from the field (1^st in AMCC) and 35% from beyond the arc (1^st in AMCC).
• La Roche has averaged 9.9 steals per game (2^nd in AMCC) this season led by Ayanna Mazyck who averages 2.6 steals per game (1^st in AMCC).

Penn St. Behrend (OVR: 12-8, AMCC: 9-6)

News and Notes

• With a 9-6 record in AMCC action, Penn St. Behrend ranks tied 5th in league standings with Penn St. Altoona. Both teams hold a two-game advantage over seventh place Franciscan.
• The Lions have gone 2-2 in their last four contests, 3-3 in their last six, and 5-5 in their last ten.
• Seven of PSB's 15 conference games have been decided by five points or less; the Lions have gone 4-3 in those games
• Sophomore guard Caitlin Carnuche has led Behrend in scoring this season with 15.2 PPG
• PSB's next leading scorers, Sophomore forwards Alanna Dibble and Ashley Seamon, are nearly averaging double-doubles for the Lions (Dibble: 12.5 PPG, 8.3 RPG | Seamon: 10.8 PPG, 8.4 RPG). The duo ranks first and second on the team in rebounds per game and both rank top 10 in the AMCC.
• The Lions have averaged 69.0 points per game this season (3rd in AMCC)
• In conference play, Penn St. Behrend has struggled from three-point range, shooting just 24.5% from beyond the arc (2nd worst in AMCC).

Series History

• Earlier this season, LRU took down PSB on the road, 78-69. La Roche outscored Behrend 22-11 in the second quarter and led for the entirety of the contest.
• Penn St. Behrend knocked off #2 seed La Roche at the Kerr in the semi-finals of last year's conference tournament, 57-56. 
• The Redhawks are 18-4 against Penn St. Behrend dating back to the 2010-11 season.